Farm-gate



J. F.' SOMERS.

'FARM GAIE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, l9l9.

Patented Nov. 239 11.92@e

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- To @ZZ 'ic/tom t may concern l UNITED l PATENT [oF-ricf JOHN F. soli/inns,l or" MIDLAND, MICHIGAN. A..

FARM-GATE.

Application inea september 3o, Y1919. sriai ivo. 327,359;

Be itr known that I, JOHN F. `citizen of the United States, Y residin at Midland, in the county of Midland and btate of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements yin Farm-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

riiis invention relates to improvements in farm gates of the self-closing type.

in important object of this Vinvention is to provide a farm gate having novel means Ior elevating the gate upon being opened whereby the gate maybe swung -clear of snow and other obstructions.` Y A further object of this invention is toi previde a self-closing farm` gate Ahavingy novel means whereby the samemay be ad-4 justed to rise to variousl elevations upon being opened. l f Y il further object of this invention is :to

provide a gate of the character described having means for retaining its position under a maximum ofY strainV whereby boys riding on the gate will not dislocate the same.

A further object of'this invention is to provide a self-closing gate having supporting means at both ends of the gate for preventing sagging of the gate and tov permit 'of the free opening and closing of the saine.

A further object of the invention Vis to provide a self-closing gate which is ofV highly simplified construction, cheap to manufacture, and desirable'in use.

Other objects and advantages of the inof upper and lower sections' and 7 respeci tively. In this instance the lower section 7 supports onev end of a woven wire fence 8 and may be cemented o rotherwise anchored v to the ground. The upper section 6 is mounted upon the lower section 7 subsequent to anchoring the lower Asection 7 in theY ground and is secured to the same by a plurality of spaced attaching strapsv 9. .As

Soumis,v a

4 mounted onthe hinge bar 11. n l AsA clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 ahead 1G issecured to the upper portion of the post Vvclearly illustrated in F ig. 43 the straps 9 arev embedded in recesses in the meeting endsV of the sections 6 and 7 and are'secured to the sections by bolts 10.- l l Ahinge' bai' 11 isy carried bythe front side ofthe post 5 'Vandisgsupportedfbya, plurality of verticallyjalined eyebolt's`12.'

Specicaton of Letters Patent; Pat-e-td IOV; 235.1926,V A.

T he upper end portion'of the hinge bar 11'*` #is bent toprovide a.head13'adaptedto limit y Vthe 'downwardv'movementf of the hinge' bar.VV

Agate 14 is provided at its'rear'V end with a` pair of eye bolts 15 rotatably and' slidably 'and includes an arcuatebarvl? having its intermediate portion secured'to the post by a bolt 18. A bracingvstrap 19 also has its intermediate portiony secured to the "post by the bolt 18 and hasjitsend portions secured to the end portions of the I.arcuate bar by bolts 20.v Bracing arms-21 aresecuredto the post 5 belowthe arcuatebar'17 and have their upper end portions secured tothe outer portions of the arcuate b arl bythe bolts 20. V'The Estraps' 19 andthe Varmsf21 serve to rigidly'support the end portions of Y against fall strain. I hooks 22-`aredetachably secured t'oL-the end portions ofthe arcuate bar 17 and ar'econnected to the upper ends offflexible elements` 23which in' this lcase are ,link chainswThe lower-,ends of the chains 23"are connected"y shaped attaching d evice25` secured to the',k upper rail of the 'gate at apoint spaced for.-y f

wardly of its hinge. The Uishapedfattfa'ch-A v ing device 25 Ais adjustably secured to the" by a hook 24: which inturnengages a U- gate vby-a retaining bolt`26 which may be the arcuate bar 17 v'and[braceftliel'sainey A pair. of Sg-'ShapedI lpassed through any one," of a 'pluralityfof"` Y spaced openings 27. By adjusting the'lo'wer fends ofthe chains23 withrelation to the gate, the gate maybe caused to be elevated tothe desired degree upon being opened.

the chains 23 are anchored .outwardly ofthe hinge' bar 11. and the chain 'arranged on the I opposite side ofthe direction of movement of the gate serves to elevate the .sameV upon being opened. I

A. bracing rod 28, has itsfforward end adjustably secured to the free yend of the gate -by a U-shaped attaching device' 29 and has its rear end portion secured to afsecond 10,0'` VAs illustrated inFig- 2, the upper "ends of i I s et of chains 30 which diverge outwardly and are secured to the arcuate bar 17 by r'S-shaped hooks 31. The U-shaped attaching device 29 is Ysecuredfto the upper Yrailro'fy the gate by a retaining bolt 3l which is- `passed through any one of a plurality of openings 32 to properly position the bracing rod28 with relation tothe chains 23 where-v by both the chains 23 .and the bracing r-od 28 will uniiiormlysupport'the weight oftheV gate. f

the chains 23and the bracing 4.rod 28v uniformly support the gate from both ends, all strain on the hinge bar 1l incident to the vopening and closing of the gate is eliminated. vWith reference toAFig. 1, it 'will ,be noted'that the eye bolts l5 do not rest upon or engage the eye bolts ll and thereby re- Y ducev uction-to a. minimum. f

In hanging the gate, the hinge bar ll is passed through the eye bolts l2 and l5 and the chains 23 are subsequently attached to the gate by passing the bolt 26 through any of the desired openings 27. The bracing` rod is now secured to the free end of the gate `for coperating with the chains 23 in uniformly supporting the gate. Upon being opened, the vchain opposite the direction of movement of the gate-serves to elevate the gate on the hinge bar lil. Upon being released, the gate immediately resumes its the adjacent post 33. vIn hanging the gate,V the `Vchains 23 are adgusted to position the gate Vthe proper distance above the ground by removingor adding links to the chains maybe necessary.

't is to be understood that the form of the I invention herewith shown. and describedfis to be takenas a preferred example oi the same and that such minor changes in ar-A rangement and construction of parts maybev sides of the sameyflexible elements connecte...

able vertically, a head extending transversely beyond the sides of the post and terminating' forwardly of the saine, a pair oi' flexible elementsV secured to the said head laterally of said post, and a rbracing rod secured tothe lower ends of -said flexible elements and to the forward portion oit said gate. l l Y f Y 2. The combinationwith agate, oi? a poet h'ingedly and slidably supporting the gate. a head secured to the upper portion of post and extending transversely beyond to said head laterally of said post, a bracing rod secured to said iiexible. elements and the forward portionY of said gate, and means coperative with said bracing rod Vandconnected to the rear portion of said gate ior uniformly elevating*- the `forward and rear portions of the gate as the gate is opened.

3; T he combination with a post, of a gate carried by the post, a head secured intermediate its ends to said post, bracing devices :tor said head., flexible elements secured. to the outer ends of said head and to said gate forwardly of said post, a sec-ond set yoff flexibie velements secured to saidl head inwardly et' said iirstnanied flexible elements, and a bracing device connected to said second named Jdexible elements and to the Yfree end of the gate. y

d. The combination with a post, cfa gate hingedly carried thereby, an arcuate strap securedintermediate its ends to said post, a bracing strap secured to the rear side of the post and connectedrto the end portions of said arcuate strap, upwardly and outwardly divero'iuo' ar.- s secured to said post andthev ^*'1 end portions of said arcuate strap, and means connected to said arcuate strap for supporting and elevating .said gate upon being Opened'. Y

VIn testimony whereofl aiixfmy signature.

'JOHN r.' sonnes. #[L. l5.] 

